Seneca, MO Crime Statistics For 2023

Demographics | Crime
Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Seneca, MO Summary

Crime in Seneca research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Seneca over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Seneca:

  • There were 65 total crimes committed in Seneca the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 2,838.4 total crimes per 100K people in Seneca.
  • The overall crime rate in Seneca is 22.13% above the national average.
  • Seneca ranks #286 safest out of 378 cities in Missouri.
  • Seneca ranks #7,934 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Seneca Vs Missouri And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Seneca is 2,838.4 per 100,000 people. That's 22.13% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and -7.66% lower than the Missouri total crime rate of 3,073.7 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Seneca
/ 100k People
Missouri
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 65 2,838.4 3,073.7 2,324.2
Murder 0 0.0 11.8 6.3
Robbery 0 0.0 74.4 66.1
Aggravated Assault 2 87.3 413.3 268.2
Violent Crime 2 87.3 542.7 369.8
Burglary 15 655.0 378.8 269.8
Larceny 43 1,877.7 1,759.1 1,401.9
Car Theft 5 218.3 393.2 282.7
Property Crime 63 2,751.1 2,531.0 1,954.4

Seneca Crime Compared To Missouri Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in Missouri.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Seneca

2
Violent Crimes
87.3
Violent Crimes / 100k People
-76.38%
Below The National Average
  • There were 2 violent crimes in Seneca in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Seneca is 87.3 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 1,145.0 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Seneca each year. That compares to a 1 in 184.3 chance statewide.
  • That's -76.38% lower than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • -83.91% lower than the Missouri violent crime rate of 542.7 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Seneca

63
Property Crimes
2,751.1
Property Crimes / 100k People
40.76%
Above The National Average
  • There were 63 property crimes in Seneca in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Seneca is 2,751.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 36.3 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Seneca each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 40.76% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 8.69% higher than the Missouri property crime rate of 2,531.0 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Seneca

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Joplin, MO 51,989 3,425 6,587.9 6,101.3 486.6
Miami, OK 12,904 514 3,983.3 3,479.5 503.7
Neosho, MO 12,864 374 2,907.3 2,759.6 147.7
Baxter Springs, KS 3,826 72 1,881.9 1,698.9 183.0
Galena, KS 2,737 46 1,680.7 1,388.4 292.3
Goodman, MO 1,257 10 795.5 795.5 0.0

Seneca SnackAbility

5
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
6/10
Housing
5
Affordability
7
Diversity
8
Safety
6
Amenities
6
Education
5
Commute
8.5
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